New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-11
AN AUXILIARY NAVY.
PROMPT MEASURES IN CONGRESS.
BILL pY COLONEL MfRR1MAN TO PROVIDE
"MrI1TiA OF THE SRA"
INV rprraR ApH TO TIE rRfBONE.l


,nr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRfBuSE1
w,sursc1oy Dec 1o--There Is apparently to be
M DELAY ON the part OF Congress n responding TO the
recommendation OF the Secretary OF the Navy toucmhs
tho creation of an auxiliary Naval force Of Naval
Reserve nom the merchant marine. Mr. "ht'
thorne of Tennessee, Will reinroduce In the House
tho text OF the bill which he offered In the senate IN
the last Congress providing for the enrolment OF inc
personnel of a Naval Reserve from the officers ana
men Of the commercial and yachting Heel Inc pro-
visions of this measure widely published ana as
cussed last winter and need not be rcpeateu ouhoo
It to say that Mr. Whitthorne'S bill oneis induce-
ments TO officers and sailors Of the merchant marine
which will be likely to secure the enrolment ." sea
militia no less formidable I'm numbers IMAM e"co'No
in quality: which may be relied upon to rally under
the Stars and Stripes at the fore in any emergency
put Mr. Wblttbornc's bill provides for officers and
men ONLY II neglected the important hein Oh smpS'
This deficiency Is 10 10 made good by Oil winch
Colonel Morriman. Of NewYork VIII oher al inc hfSt
opportunlty ColoJel Meriman was pun on Inc
Naval Committee toward the close of the last congress
TO I'LL the vacancy caused by the retirement OF Mr.
Hewitt and he Is To be assigned to the same posi-
I'm this Congress That Colonel Norman VIII No'u
an import ant post tho Naval committee ought 10 DO
self evident from the fact that he Is seie'''d 10 Vlc
sent in its councils seaport most ni'iosted IN the
problem Of Naval dcfcnSes and most alive to lis re
Environments The bill which Colonel Nerrlman VIII
Introduce ON Monday IS the result oil oAhauSt'o III
ycstigatlon OF the subject by him ana may pe sara
70 cmbody the average Of tho views VI 'ho mo''
nrouinent and extensive shipbuidcrs ana shlpO"nors
IN ,bs United states Tho following IS the substance
of the bill
FIRST Any person. firm oorporation owning steam
no United states may ear. ne eompancs with
secretary OF the Navy assisted BY Beard TO
be by 10 consist OF one Saya 1ssr 81 CON
mAnd rank one NIvI and QUO actual shpowmeT
In ths nits states shall prescribe accurate. Of
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~ I. entils sloan enrOmen
iI crcnlar Of The Navy department which shall be
e. t., 1n5 ~, rs o- . s:s in
upon application therefor 10 tho Sesre~Iy =" @ a1" Shall
:cpsisi s,ss ncts%5etoro p aSSS
sne9 WIN Jesse. sna Sd .nteI to auI.y
Naval the United state and s~n w u o. 'Sn
public use ccmn.n'ied by tho rre'sent
resdpcs. sha cned therefor to rrseiye ana upon az
pncaton 10y owner. shall receive eonp'n'-on a; oi
Vessel, caraoe Of ts1u9s 'sn! :oh 1HG PER hOTT
icr four consec oHi, Hnus me he ip OF Naya vessel,
Du, 1 contract i Gr s.%%s ds 20, % s.Sans
condions above describe. So per annum Tor zach ton OF
Knots per hour ioF four for .
displacement al such Trial 'eSsr,
Tie - 50 per annum ioa zach ton Of
e les. % dfi..n Knot, per hour which be adapt
cd 70 immediate cosver,on to the p,o %
vessels shall compliance with the cohalons anu Itqul,c
mn' aS0 rom e e. time ~ Tho secretary Navy
DC ~ " m ratfsct SetwSen tc aud
tie ned stale, not to eIessi ;; per nn 10, "a. o
wheSev.f ~ he judgment Of til. President 'ufesnt nam
public need. shall esrood. TIE further enrolment
OF such 'r.s.s .y b. Al IN AUXILIARY Naval
vessel Of the un,r 9'., :, y.r pI IN. Naval
Bo.rI Of e,ior. iound upon such m,p.eio.
10 eoaor 70 tie Grs,a. , @ io ana and % sos ss 70
+, men 90. og EN- 81 except upon iu
Mi.
compensation OF auxiliary Nayal vessel, OF III.
STATES shall b. pad annually upon the ieqn','l 81
s7 is t.. N.rs Of i nc. H' q On Tu,c.. " to
fsaiin''' Of inc 'ss' .'1 ,ne esy'snt AMI tfsro
oileii,e iPpropr.ted INTO eject tho nv
any aS''{ Niy ;: ,.'Gl Of conc o
vsei 10 tie pubic use ae I'D ve.,e shall 10 aaj,s's
AUD 30 hal b.. BY .o-. 10 70, 81 Pa Saw
shall l.. hs .ns o!hoer .ud Of wLc a. least .He GU,
,I % r,,., ..ii be ner, aud uron III. rspoit
such compensation shl N lad 10 the e"Ber,
chatter 81 pri,4t. vs,se., Tor The pi bAe use.
"a VIII he noticed that tho Merriam bill provides
distinctly that wien auxiliary naval vessels are con
,erted to public use they shall De considered not a.
l,,ght uf a., chartered simply. the idea being that,
uron the termination Of the emergency nnd'r which
they were called oar, they shall rNcil &" ih'i w" '
ana rt,uuie thrlr peace function, a, h'it"" .i"'L
1h.- j. regarded A. sanitary yea, ~ ~. .i,
heu the Government has converted urf'h hii vessels
the public use 90 ime 81 VA j. i''' ,.,. IN, C''
PEELED tu o"ud'un a.l bil l"'. "i't 3, ~.
.>nrlataut price,. ard then DO" cnh e" h"-ili,.'N
Neriuan in proyiir, Al ESCAPE from th, evil r.
pui, upon iAe -lIpov u"r ihr hnl"n 81 Wlh Nuii'
ih- vessel la resdiu~,. &" DE- called 'ni" service pr"
,in. ou4y REASONABLE" houut} for h.- r"'bl. Fl" ihA
end II graduate, tnr bounty a'"nriih. 81" ih' -l'rd
an urarmorrd cruiser and finally. Do lulh"- mar
wi.n tLe Government gets dome With 10. me- o7u'r
.lall iahe D. bal. D." r--'g' ''' i"'' 'l ''"''' '
ITO c ,cli of d.. IN SLOWS 30 provision TO- com